Call Of Duty 5 details revealed

In an earnings call with investors following its most successful set of full-year financials ever, Activision has unveiled more details about the next instalment in the Call Of Duty series.

The firm talked of a new ‘miliatary theatre’ and confirmed that the title would be released for 360, PS3, PC and DS – but would also arrive on Wii and PS2, representing the first tiem the series had been playable on the duo for two years,

Speaking about the game, Activision Publishing CEO Mike Griffith said: "We'll launch on all four platforms we've participated on in fiscal [year] 2008 [with Call Of Duty 4]…[but] we'll [also] launch on the PS2 and the Wii.”

Activision also revealed that Call of Duty 5 would change the setting of the series.

"We'll bring the intensity of the recent Call of Duty: Modern Warfare title to a new military theatre to engage our significantly larger user base which nearly doubled last year as new users came into the franchise," added Griffiths.

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